Some weeks it seems the Action Update might amount to little more than a
synopsis of world leaders' worst decisions and world pariahs' worst
actions taken during the past 7 days. This week, we admit, may feel a
bit like that, but bear with us. Knowledge is power and if you have the
full picture, when we see each other in Washington for the CUFI Summit,
you and CUFI will be that much more effective when meeting with your
elected officials.

**The UN Hates Israel**

As many readers will recall, way back in the spring of 2021, the UN
Human Rights Council (which boasts amongst its ranks bastions of liberal
democracy like China, Somalia and Qatar) decided to "urgently
establish an ongoing, independent, international commission of inquiry
to investigate, in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East
Jerusalem, and in Israel, all alleged violations and abuses of
international human rights law leading up to and since 13 April 2021."

Predictably, this "commission of inquiry" (COI) is being led by
intellectually dishonest Israel-haters with a long and well documented
history of animosity towards the Jewish state. Therefore, it should come
as no surprise that the COI recently released a report that claims to
examine "attacks, restrictions and harassment of civil-society
actors," by Israel.

The COI's report attacks the IHRA definition of antisemitism,
demonizes Israel for proscribing nongovernmental organizations with
direct links to terror, and expresses support for the antisemitic BDS
campaign while condemning those (of us) who've advanced anti-BDS
legislation.

In short, the COI's latest report is a piece of transparent
anti-Israel propaganda that, in part, seems to have been prompted by
successes we and our allies have had at defeating the BDS movement.
Disgusting as this may be, don't worry, it all gets worse.

**The Biden Administration's UN Addiction**

We all like to think that the UN is the apotheosis of geo-political
enlightenment. Within its hallowed halls, we want to believe, wars are
being avoided as elder statesmen set aside humanities most violent
inclinations and elect to resolve their differences over a cup of tea.
The truth, however, is that the UN is often used by autocrats and malign
powers to throw elbows at the U.S. and her allies while bullying smaller
countries around the world to go along for the ride.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
(UNESCO) is a perfect example of an organization that was a good idea
and has now been hijacked by those seeking to engage in immoral
international gamesmanship. And since it's a UN agency, it devotes a
decent chunk of time to attacking Israel.

In 2011, UNESCO admitted "Palestine" as a full member state which,
under U.S. law, compelled Washington to end funding for the UN agency.
Six years later, the U.S. and Israel announced they would be leaving
UNESCO because the agency was fixated on Israel and had advanced
measures denying the Jewish connection to various holy sites in the Holy
Land, including the Temple Mount and the Tomb of the Patriarchs.

Fast forward to today and the Biden administration, we've learned, has
been talking to UNESCO about having the U.S. rejoin the agency despite
there being no indication they've changed their vile attitude towards
the Jewish state.

**Iranian Drones Again**

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That the Biden administration is making nice with a UN agency just as
the UN's COI released the diplomatic equivalent of a libelous,
anti-Israel hit piece is appalling. Such actions only embolden Western
adversaries, and the consequences have wide ranging effects.   

The Biden administration's weak approach to the UN adds to the already
ingrained perception in Tehran (and elsewhere around the world) that
under President Biden, the U.S. is a paper tiger. 

Case in point: Despite the world knowing full well that Iran is
providing key support to Russia in the latter's war on the people of
Ukraine, Iran is behaving as if it is patently unafraid of a Western
reaction to aiding Moscow. In fact, Tehran is once again increasing its
support for Russia's war in Ukraine and deepening ties with both
Moscow and Beijing.

First, U.S. intelligence seems confident that Iran is working with
Moscow to build an attack-drone manufacturing plant inside Russia. White
House National Security Council spokesperson recently referred to the
Russian-Iranian alliance as "a full-scale defense partnership."

In addition, we've learned that China is supplying Iran with parts for
the drones. This speeds up the process by which Russia can acquire them
and target innocent Ukrainians. How does this concern Israel? Iran is
using Ukraine as a proving ground to better their drone technology and
Russia and China to increase the reliability of their drone supply chain
- with one target in mind: Israel.

At first glance, the stories in today's Update, from the COI to UNESCO
to the Russia-China-Iran alliance, may seem disparate, but one needs to
take a broad worldview. American weakness, anywhere, on any important
issue, empowers our adversaries. And can you blame them? If we refuse to
standup to a bunch of unelected autocratic mouthpieces at the UN, why
should Moscow, Beijing and Tehran believe we'll ever really stand up
to them?

Well, CUFI will be standing up to them in less than five weeks when we
convene in Washington to make our voices heard in our nation's
capital. There are a lot of policies that need to be addressed, and make
no mistake, your presence in Washington is precisely what is needed to
maximize the likelihood our country lives up to the moniker

**leader of the free world**.

Sincerely,

The CUFI Action Fund Team

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